Gardening in the city

Local food production becomes more important as the economy and the value of the dollar declines. Small family gardens grown with non-hybrid seeds and homemade compost can supplement food supply lines interrupted by unemployment, high fuel costs and civil unrest. The Victory Gardens of WWII need to be planted again now.

Native American techniques

Corn provides a natural pole for bean vines to climb. Beans fix nitrogen on their roots, improving the overall fertility of the plot by providing nitrogen to the following years’ corn. Corn, beans and squash also complement each other nutritionally. Corn provides carbohydrates, the dried beans are rich in protein, balancing the lack of necessary amino acids found in corn.